Thanks to decades of painstaking and backbreaking work by dedicated individuals, the once dilapidated Suffolk House was saved. Its unique value was acknowledged by Unesco in 2008 with a prestigious Award of Distinction. In July 2009, Badan Warisan Heritage Services was chosen by the state government to operate the landmark as a cultural and arts centre. What can tourists and Penangites look forward to at the site in the years ahead?
Next to the Methodist Boys School stands what is destined to be one of Penang’s most renowned restored heritage buildings, Suffolk House. So named because it stands on what was part of the pepper estate belonging to the “country trader” from Suffolk, England, Captain Francis Light, its origins are still a matter of controversy.
